TY  - BOOK
AU  - Foster,Richard J
AU  - Beebe,Gayle D.
AU  - Pingshan
AU  - 
TI  - Longing for God
SN  - 9789861981314
AV  - BV4501.P653.L664 2009 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Taibei Xian Xindian Shi
PB  - Xiao yuan shu fang chu ban she
KW  - Spiritual life
KW  - Christianity
N1  - Translation of: Longing for God : seven paths of Christian devotion; 2; English contents : Path one : the right ordering of our love for God. Origen of Alexandria : the quest for perpetual communion with God ; Augustine of Hippo : loving God with our body, mind and heart ; Bernard of Clairvaux : the desire for God and the ascent of pure love ; Blaise Pascal : the right ordering of body, mind and heart --; Path two : the spiritual life as journey. Evagrius of Ponticus : from deadly thoughts to godly virtues ; George Herbert : weaving life into a meaningful whole ; John Bunyan : the pilgrim's path to God ; Thomas Merton : finding our home with God --; Path three : the recovery of knowledge of God lost in the fall. Thomas Aquinas : learning to love and know God fully ; Martin Luther : growing in the freedom of God's love ; John Calvin : knowing God and knowing ourselves --; Path four : intimacy with Jesus Christ. Francis of Assisi : the world as our cloister ; St. Bonaventure : the fullness of life in Christ ; Thomas a Kempis : imitating Christ ; Ignatius of Loyola : guided by the mysteries of Christ --; Path five : the right ordering our experiences of God. Julian of Norwich : enfolded in the goodness of God ; George Fox : learning to follow the light of Christ within ; John Wesley : the role of our religious experiences in knowing God ; Friedrich Schleiermacher : making sense of our experiences of God --; Path six : action and contemplation. John Cassian : balancing the active and contemplative life ; Benedict of Nursia : learning to live by a rule ; Gregory the Great : living the active life contemplatively --; Path seven : divine ascent. Pseudo-Dionysius : loving God through the threefold way ; The cloud of unknowing : the sharp darts of longing love ; Teresa of Avila : entering Christ's mansion ; John of the Cross : illuminating the dark night --; Appendix 1 : pre-Christian influences on our life with God --; Appendix 2 : Christian women and spirituality --; Appendix 3 : the contribution of the Eastern Orthodox Church; 2
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